The medical guidelines for normal blood pressure for adults should be less than120/80 mm Hg and drug treatment is recommended if your blood pressure is at or over 140/90 mm Hg. This was brought to light by The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, published by the National Institutes of Health.
If your are between the age of 40 to 70 years, increase of blood pressure with each 20/10 mm Hg will double your risk of cardiovascular disease which also includes heart attack and stroke. The baseline starts at 115/75 mm Hg.
So using the base of 115/75 mm Hg and your blood pressure increases to 135/85 mm Hg you will have double your risk of getting cardiovascular disease.
So work with your doctor to keep yourself in the Blood Pressure Success Zone.
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